The Drover’s Dog

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[Intro] When I was born at a very young age The bible opened at a crucial page I saw my future like a vision from God Two bushy brows and a drover's dog [Verse] And everyone said poor bugger me He'll become the ruler of the whole country And everyone said poor bugger me He'll become the ruler of the whole country I went to school and I got full marks So I toddled off to Oxford with the ruling class I wore clean flannels and a lecherous leer I studied economics and I drank bulk beer He studied economics and he drank bulk beer [Verse] I drank so much I could hardly stand So they made me the leader of this big broad land He drank so much he could hardly stand So they made him the leader of this big broad land I played some cricket and I argued the toss So they made me an aide to a union boss I stood as a workers advocate I could shout down opponents in a mass debate He could shout down opponents in a mass debate [Verse] I could shout so loud they rewarded me By making me the leader of the ALP He could shout so loud they rewarded he By making him the leader of the ALP I grew so popular that I was sent By the safe seat of Wills into parliament I always voted at Bill Hayden's call And I never thought of thinking of myself at all And he never thought of thinking of himself at all I thought so little of little old me That they let me be the leader of the whole country He stabbed Bill Hayden so gleefully That they let him become Prime Minister in '83 [Verse] I flew around the world to improve my stature I met Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher The Pentagon rang so I sank in the boot 'Cause I don't need Anzus or kiwi fruit He doesn't need Anzus or kiwi fruit I serve as Regan's deputy That's why I am governing the whole country I serve as Regan's deputy That's why I'm the ruler of the whole country [Outro] So party faithful where every you may be If you want to bark from the top of the tree There's only room for one dog here I'll piddle on your head if you get too near He'll piddle on your head if you get too near So mind your business in respect of me Or I'll cancel your bi-centenary So mind your business in respect of he while He carries on governing the whole country